Reflections

 "In  the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth day of the month, as I was among the exiles by the river Chebar, the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God."  -- Ezekiel 1:1 To read Ezekiel you need mind and heart engaged. He is a seer, a visionary....

“But this is the new covenant that I will make with my people on that day,” says the LORD.  “I will put my instructions deep within them—I will write them on their hearts.  And I will be their God, and they shall be my people.”  -- Jeremiah 31:33  With all the crises...

"But those who wait on the Lord Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint."  - Isaiah 40:31 It was my first visit home my first year of university. I was tired. First year is...

 "For, lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone;  The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land. The fig tree putteth forth her green figs, and the vines with the tender grape...

The words of the Teacher: A generation goes, and a generation comes,     but the earth remains forever.  The sun rises and the sun goes down,     and hurries to the place where it rises. The wind blows to the south,     and goes around to the north; round and round...

"On the heights, beside the way,     at the crossroads she takes her stand ..."  Proverbs 8:2 Proverbs, in any generation, are common sense sayings that circulate by word of mouth. They are instructions in the art of living well. Tradition says the Book of Proverbs...

"Blessed, O blessed, I say are those who walk upon a path whose steps are  firmly planted on your eternal law, For in that word they find their joy, their meditation day and night, and do not wander far to take the counsels of the worldly wise." --Psalm 1:1 Ancient...

"But where can wisdom be found?     Where does understanding dwell?" - Job 28:12 Job is Everyone. So the Rabbi's say. Job is everyone who has ever suffered. Job is everyone who has ever questioned the reason for their pain. Job is you. Job is me. Job is the "Why?" in...